community.vmware.vmware_host_service_manager module – Manage services on a given ESXi host
Note
This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 2.10.2).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_host_service_manager
.
Synopsis
This module can be used to manage (start, stop, restart) services on a given ESXi host.
If cluster_name is provided, specified service will be managed on all ESXi host belonging to that cluster.
If specific esxi_hostname is provided, then specified service will be managed on given ESXi host only.
Parameters
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Name of the cluster. Service settings are applied to every ESXi host system/s in given cluster. If |
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ESXi hostname. Service settings are applied to this ESXi host system. If |
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The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. Default: |
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Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 |
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Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Name of Service to be managed. This is a brief identifier for the service, for example, ntpd, vxsyslogd etc. This value should be a valid ESXi service name. |
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Set of valid service policy strings. If set If set If set Choices:
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Desired state of service. State value ‘start’ and ‘present’ has same effect. State value ‘stop’ and ‘absent’ has same effect. State value Choices:
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The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to Choices:
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Notes
Note
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Start ntpd service setting for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_service_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
service_name: ntpd
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Start ntpd setting for an ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_service_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
service_name: ntpd
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Start ntpd setting for an ESXi Host with Service policy
community.vmware.vmware_host_service_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
service_name: ntpd
service_policy: on
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Stop ntpd setting for an ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_service_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
service_name: ntpd
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost